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Is the UK citizenship test counterproductive?
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/december/12-uk-citizenship-test-counterproductive
Citizenship test People taking the UK citizenship test|New research indicates that gaining UK citizenship leads to immigrants becoming less engaged in politics.
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Vacation placements
https://le.ac.uk/geology/study/undergraduate/careers/vacation-placements
A number of our students have been fortunate enough to gain from vacation placements while at Leicester.
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Innovative counter terrorism initiative sees one in three success rate for stop and search
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/december/17-servator
An innovative police counter terrorism initiative has seen a rise in the effectiveness of stop and search tactics, new research by the University of Leicester reveals.
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Tradition meets AI as Leicester scientists help tackle Amazonian biodiversity crisis
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/june/tradition-ai-leicester-scientists-amazonian-biodiversity-crisis
Scientists led by University of Leicester working with universities in Brazil will support traditional communities to monitor biodiversity in the Amazon, developing an AI toolkit to catalogue local knowledge and understanding
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Triple shortlisting for Leicester in the Times Higher Education (THE) Awards 2025
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/september/times-higher-education-shortlisted-leicester
The University of Leicester has been shortlisted in three categories at the prestigious Times Higher Education (THE) Awards 2025 which recognise excellence and innovation across the UK higher education sector.
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Educating for empathy in healthcare (three-day course)
https://le.ac.uk/empathy/study/educating-empathy
Join our three-day course at the University of Leicester to master empathy teaching in healthcare. Boost patient care, overcome barriers, and lead with compassion.
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Summer schools
https://le.ac.uk/iodp/summer-schools
Tenth ECORD Summer School: Downhole Logging for Marine Geoscience Location: University of Leicester campus Dates: 8-14 August 2026 Our Summer School introduces the interpretation and applications of downhole logs and physical property data primarily from the...
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Work experience in the School
https://le.ac.uk/physics/outreach/work-experience
Find out more about work experience at the school of physics at the University of Leicester.
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University of Leicester and The Apollo University launch global research centre for digital health and precision medicine
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/january/apollo-launch
The University of Leicester has joined forces with The Apollo University and Apollo Hospitals in India to launch a global centre for digital health and precision medicine research.
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Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Leicester launch a best‑practice model for domestic abuse support in mental health services
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/february/dreams-mental-health-domestic-abuse
Domestic abuse affects millions of people every year, leaving lasting impacts on a person’s physical and mental health. Survivors of domestic abuse often experience depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and other serious mental health conditions.